Lincoln Project co-founder doubles down on 'Unite the Right' stunt at Youngkin rally
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Lincoln Project co-founder Stuart Stevens doubled down Friday on the group’s decision to have actors pose as white supremacists with tiki torches at a Glenn Youngkin gubernatorial rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last week.
Stevens said the real issue wasn’t with his group’s stunt but rather that Youngkin, a Republican running for governor in Virginia, hadn’t denounced former President Trump saying there were "very fine" people on both sides of the White supremacist "Unite the Right" rally and counterprotesters in Charlottesville in 2017. "Unite the Right" participants infamously carried tiki torches while marching, with some chanting "Jews will not replace us."
Friday, the actors stood with the tiki torches near a Youngkin bus wearing white shirts and khakis.
The Lincoln Project’s prank, however, has been widely criticized for what appeared to be an effort to make Youngkin appear racist. Terry McAuliffe, Youngkin’s Democratic opponent, condemned the ploy. Youngkin and others had previously suspected McAuliffe was behind it.